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Love your vegetables! Made of wrapped paper streamers, these adorable little bundles are a twist on the crepe-paper surprise ball. As you unwind the paper, you find the trinkets -- jewelry, a novelty, a toy. It's simple to grow a basketful and customize them for guests of any age. Display them as a centerpiece or leave them by the door as favors.
Tools and Materials
•Leaf template
•Crepe streamers, in Apricot, Golden Yellow, and Orange, partycheap.com
•Green crepe paper, in Leaf Green, blumchen.com
•Hot-glue gun
•Assorted small gifts
Crepe Paper Carrots How-To
1. Loosely wrap orange streamer to form carrot shape, making it thicker at top. Tuck in gifts as you work. Press end of paper down into top.
2. Fold green crepe paper in half across its grain. Download leaf template, and trace onto folded paper. Cut out; bunch up. Tuck leaves into carrot top; secure with dab of hot glue.
From Martha Stewart Living, April 2011
Happy Easter Nancy
ReplyDeleteThose pictures were taken a while back. Very precious....
You know I am going to have to check out those carrots. Too late for this Easter but don't they look interesting?
I hope you have a lovely Easter...enjoy.
Blessings.
Judi
What a classic, awesome picture!
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Sweet picture, black and white ones are the best:) Love the tip on making the carrots! Have a blessed Easter Weekend! HUGS!
ReplyDelete"carrots filled with trinkets" GENIUS!
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Wow! Sweet carrots! Your girls are cute. Kids and Easter basket make the cutest pictures.
ReplyDeleteGrandmother dressed my sister and I in organdy dresses, nylon socks with ruffles, ruffled underwear (known back then as rumba panties) and patent leather Maryjanes. HA! After church we slipped on the jeans and went to the egg hunt.
What a sweet photo. And they look serious about the hunt! What fun to get those old photos out. They make me smile. The carrot basket is cool. What a great idea-and it's really colorful. Thanks for sharing, I always liked working with the streamers.
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